Camp America maintains an Advisory Board in order to closely monitor developments, obtain feedback on program components, and be responsive to industry trends. It is comprised of professionals across all segments of the summer camp community.
2022-2023 Camp America Board of Advisors
Agency Camps
Terrie Campbell Camp Howe, MA
Lee Bell
Camp Vacamas, NJ
Day Camps
Ryan Hermanson Ramapo Country Day Camp, NY
Dave Schmeltzer Henry Kaufman Campgrounds, NY
Faith Based Camps
Suzanne Bates Camp Westminster on Higgins
Lake
Camp Greenwood, MI
Ed Covert Salvation Army Western Territory, CA
Matthew Tees Camp DeWolfe, NY
Special Needs
David Billingham Southampton, NY
Todd Thompson Elks Camp Moore, NJ
Mary Anne Killeen Camp Anne, NY
and
A.H.R.C. Katy Isaacson and Elaine Gordon Lodge, NY
A.H.R.C. of New York
Kurt Podezswa Camp for All, TX
Girl Scout Camps
Janet DePetrillo Girl Scouts of Western New York, NY
Joanna Lenahan Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Denise Viau Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital, DC
Independent Camps
Jim and Sue Adams Lake Delaware Boys Camp, NY
Adam Baker Camp Equinunk and Blue Ridge, PA
Sue Lein Camp Emerson, MA
Dayna Hardin Lake of the Woods Camp for Girls, MI
Greenwoods Camp for Boys, MI
The Glen and The Grove, MI
Lauren Popkin Herschthal Blue Star Camps, NC
Jeff Portnoy Skylake Yosemite Camp, CA
Kathy Ragsdale Camp Stewart for Boys, TX
and
Heart O’ the Hills Camp for Girls, TX
Howard Salzberg Camp Modin, ME
Beth Schaefer French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, NY
Mark Toporoff Camp Danbee, MA
Nigel Watson French Woods Sports and Arts Center, NY